I WAS TALKING WITH THE INSTADAUGHTER about Ares and Athena and war, and I remembered this post.

UPDATE: Reader Andrew Tickle writes:

So I was wondering if this metaphor worked for the current political scene. So is Palin Athena? Given that she uses twitter and Facebook to get her message out, she does seem to be the smart, techno oriented warrior. Could Obama’s ‘get in their faces’/Chicago-style be construed as Ares-style political warfare? Does Obama and the Dems glory in destruction as Ares does? And if that it is the case it definitely means that the Republicans need to take up Athena-style political tactics – to be smart. Unfortunately, I’m not hopeful. Not meaning to do a complete analysis but just thought I would raise the question.

Hmm. I’ll have to think about that.